Evenstad
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Evenstad
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|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Evenstad-norway-roadsign.jpg
|image_caption = View of the village road sign
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Eastern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Innlandet
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Ă˜sterdalen
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Stor-Elvdal Municipality
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 2480 Koppang
|coordinates = {{coord|61.42419|11.09745|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 255
|elevation_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Evenstad, Stor-Elvdal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-540775/Norge/Innlandet/Stor-Elvdal/Evenstad |publisher=yr.no |accessdate=2022-03-05}}}}
Evenstad is a village in Stor-Elvdal Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the Glomma river, about {{convert|20|km}} south of the village of Koppang. The small village (it had a population of 77 in 2005 according to [http://statbank.ssb.no StatBank]) is surrounded by forests, mountains and lakes. The village is the site of the Evenstad Church.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Evenstad |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/Evenstad |date=2021-09-15 |editor-last=Bratberg |editor-first=Terje |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2022-03-05}}
The Evenstad campus of the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences is located in the village. This campus is where the Faculty of Forestry and Wilderness Management has about 220 students. It is the smallest campus within the university.{{Cite web |title=Evenstad campus |url=https://www.inn.no/english/about-inn-university/campus-evenstad/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=INN}}
In May 1995, the river Glomma flooded which caused some damage in Evenstad.
References
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External links
- [https://www.inn.no/english/about-inn-university/campus-evenstad/ INN Evenstad campus]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050526211010/http://www2.nrk.no/redskap/Bildegalleri/23769.html Norwegian article about the May 1995 flood]
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Category:Villages in Innlandet
Category:Populated places on the Glomma River
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